The Man on The Big Screen! 'The Harder They Fall' and 'Lovecraft County' Star Jonathan Majors to Lead Epic 'The Man in My Basement'! We're Not Afraid of This Basement!
Jonathan Majors is set to star in the upcoming film The Man in My Basement.
It has been announced in an exclusive with Deadline that Jonathan Majors, one of the stars of The Harder They Fall, will be taking the helm on the upcoming film The Man in My Basement as both the lead and one of the executive producers. The movie will be fully funded and produced by Protaganist Pictures, and it will be directed by Nadia Latif. The Man in My Basement will mark Latif's directorial debut.
The Man in My Basement is a novel written by Walter Mosley. The story is set in Sag Harbor. According to the book's official description on Amazon, the story follows Charles Blakely as a stranger named Anniston Bennet appears at his door and:
"offers him $50,000 in cash to spend the summer in Charles's basement, and Charles cannot even begin to guess why...but Charles has just lost his job and is behind on his mortgage payments....Once Anniston Bennet is installed in his basement, Charles is cast into a role he never dreamed of...Charles's summer with a man in his basement turns into an exploration of inconceivable worlds of power and manipulation, and unimagined realms of humanity. Walter Mosley pierces long-hidden veins of justice and morality with startling insight into the deepest mysteries of human nature."
Filming for this compelling book-adaptation project is set to begin in the Fall. We do not yet have any more details about the cast for this upcoming movie. We will keep you updated as we learn more.
